[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 139 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43687-43688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15671]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0436]


Safety Zone; Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones surrounding vessels 
involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood Canal, WA, from 
August 17, 2020, through August 21, 2020. This enforcement is necessary 
to ensure the safety of the maritime public and vessels near training 
exercises. During the enforcement period, entry into the safety zones 
is prohibited, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or her 
Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1339 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
on August 17, 2020, through 5 p.m. on August 21, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email CWO2 William Martinez, Sector 
Puget Sound Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 
206-217-6051, email SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones around vessels involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood 
Canal, WA, set forth in 33 CFR 165.1339, from 8

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a.m. on August 17, 2020, through 5 p.m. on August 21, 2020. Under the 
provisions of 33 CFR 165.1339, no person or vessel may enter or remain 
within 500 yards of any vessel involved in Coast Guard training 
exercises while such vessel is transiting Hood Canal, WA, between Foul 
Weather Bluff and the entrance to Dabob Bay, unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port or her Designated Representative. In addition, the 
regulation requires all vessel operators seeking to enter any of the 
zones during the enforcement period to first obtain permission. You may 
seek permission by contacting the on-scene patrol commander on VHF 
channel 13 or 16, or the Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations 
Center at 206-217-6001.
    You will be able to identify participating vessels as those flying 
the Coast Guard Ensign. The Captain of the Port may also be assisted in 
the enforcement of the zone by other federal, state, or local agencies. 
The Captain of the Port will issue a general permission to enter the 
safety zones if the training exercise is completed before 5 p.m. on 
August 21. In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via a Local Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: July 15, 2020.
L.A. Sturgis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2020-15671 Filed 7-17-20; 8:45 am]
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